Friday’s in Israel are now a day of protests with demos happening in Bil’in, Nil’in, Ma’asara and Sheikh Jarrah. Yesterday in Sheikh Jarrah, the Israel police arrested the head of ACRI (The Association for Civil Rights in Israel) as well as Didi Remez of Coteret for simply standing on the street and peacefully protesting the actions of the Israeli state in East Jerusalem.

Below is footage from Friday’s protest in Nebi Salah. As you can see, the protest is getting more violent with rock throwing from Palestinians and excessive violence from the IDF.

Finally, below is a report on the weekly protest in Ma’asara written by an activist that was on the ground.
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